| Friday, September 08, 2000 |
| The |
Le |
Mans |
winning |
Audi |
drivers |
Frank |
Biela |
and |
Emanuele |
Pirro |
set |
the |
pace during the testday. |
| Emanuele |
Pirro |
"After |
the |
rain |
this |
morning, |
the |
track |
was |
very |
slippery, |
| which |
makes |
the |
set-up |
very |
important. |
I |
am |
happy |
with |
our |
basic |
set-up. |
Tomorrow we will run on new rubber." |
| First |
appearance |
of |
the |
#13-P |
Phillips |
Motorsports, |
Inc./Knighhawk |
Racing |
Lola/40/Nissan in the American Le Mans Series delayed. |
| Steven |
Knight |
"The |
car |
wasn't |
handling |
real |
well |
to |
begin |
with. |
About |
ten |
| minutes into |
the |
first |
session, we |
dropped |
a |
valve |
and blew |
an |
engine. |
It |
had |
| some |
testing |
time |
on |
it, |
but |
it |
was |
still |
a |
fairly |
new |
engine. |
Now |
we |
must |
| focus on |
our original |
plans to |
run Laguna |
Seca and |
Las Vegas |
and get |
ready |
for Daytona(24hrs) next year. |
Prototype Test Day Session 1, Sunny/Dry Fastest time #78-P Audi R8 1:05.080 Frank Biela Session 2, Sunny/Dry Fastest time #77-P Audi R8 1:05.100 Emanuele Pirro The time to beat the ALMS track record BMW JJ Lehto - 1:04.387 (1999 - Qualifying) |
